{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"8 Years Building the Global Leading Gamification Podcast | Episode 419","description":"Aiming for sustainable retention? Intro chat (no sales pitch): professorgame.com\/chat Eight years, 420 episodes, and countless insights later: we celebrate the incredible journey of the Professor Game Podcast. From humble beginnings to becoming the #1 gamification podcast in the world, this episode dives into consistency, growth, and what\u2019s next for the Engagers community. Rob Alvarez is Head of Engagement Strategy, Europe at The Octalysis Group (TOG), a leading gamification and behavioral design consultancy. A gamification strategist and TEDx speaker, he founded and hosts Professor Game, the #1 gamification podcast, and has interviewed hundreds of global experts. He designs evidence-based engagement systems that drive motivation, loyalty, and results, and teaches LEGO\u00ae SERIOUS PLAY\u00ae and gamification at top institutions including IE Business School, EFMD, and EBS University across Europe, the Americas, and Asia. &amp;nbsp; Links to episode mentions:  Episodes mentioned:  Episode 000 Episode 1 with Yu-kai Chou! Episode 2 with Scott Reinke, winner of the Educational Gamification Project of the Year 2016   Professor Game, the world\u2019s&amp;nbsp;#1 gamification podcast, is recognized by independent rankings such as MillionPodcasts,&amp;nbsp;Feedspot,&amp;nbsp;Player.fm, and others&amp;nbsp;like&amp;nbsp;ListenNotes. Gamification World Congress, this is the most official reference still online I could find! The Octalysis Group Community Building Resources:&amp;nbsp;Game of Skool Community Social Media and Contact Information:  LinkedIn Instagram Facebook   Professor Game YouTube Channel  &amp;nbsp; Lets's do stuff together!  Let's chat about your gamification project 3 Gamification Hacks To Boost Your Community's Revenue Start Your Community on Skool for Free Game of Skool Community YouTube LinkedIn Instagram Facebook Ask a question  ","author_name":"Professor Game Podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/www.professorgame.com\/","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/39044160\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/195481140"}